Animal Communication: A Pet Project by Jonna Rae Bartges
Animal Communication: A Pet Project
by Jonna Rae Bartges
Years ago, when I lived in San Diego with my late husband, we were always taking little excursions to explore the near-by mountains. Big Bear Lake was a favorite spot.
During one of our sojourns there, we visited the wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center. Its team responds to all types of animal emergencies, and they’re able to return 90% of the animals they care for back into the wild. It’s only when an animal has been injured to the extent that it could never survive on its own that it becomes a permanent resident.
So it was with a majestic Great Horned Owl, whose wing had been shattered by a bullet. The magnificent beast was sitting on a limb of a tree, calmly staring at us from behind the wire fence encircling his little patch of earth. Even though he was well-loved and cared for by the sanctuary team, I felt bad he couldn’t fly free.
“I’m so sorry you’re in this cage,” I thought at the beautiful creature.
“Who among you is NOT?” he immediately demanded telepathically. Startled, I stepped back. And then I sent the wise being so much love and gratitude.
Animals have always been talking to us, and they’re NOT just thinking, ‘what’s for dinner?’ It’s WE who need to be trained to listen. In this blog, I’m sharing the seven steps to talk to animals, and the biggest mistake we can make when trying to connect. Sit! Stay!
1.Get into your heart.
We tend to be in our heads most of the time. This is where we store knowledge. Every book we’ve ever read, every class we’ve taken, everything we’ve ever experienced or heard someone else talking about – all that takes up a lot of space in our head. Our head is also the source of our judgment, editing, projecting – all of which we’re doing, consciously or unconsciously, every moment of every day.
To prove this to yourself, turn on your TV. Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and just listen to the audio from whatever program you have on. If the sound had a color, what color would it be? If the sound had a shape, and a texture, what would THAT look like? Again, what color is the sound? And how does it make you feel?
Now, just ‘pretend’ that you’re moving your ears down onto your heart. You’re now listening to that TV show through those ears on your heart. If the sound you’re hearing had a color, what color would it be? As you continue to listen through the ears on your heart, if the sound had a shape, and a texture, what would THAT look like? Again, what color is the sound as you’re listening through your heart, and how does it make you feel?
So, could you notice any kind of a difference in what you were perceiving as you shifted your focus from your head to your heart?
The head is Knowledge, where we judge. The heart is Wisdom, where we compassionately connect. The more you practice shifting from your head into your heart, the more profound a difference you’ll be able to detect.
Our pets, and all animals, are coming from that heart-centered perspective. So, the first step in effective animal communication is shifting your ears, and your mouth, onto your heart. You’re going from a place of judgment to one of lovingly syncing up.
2. Don’t make eye contact. That’s a power thing.
Instead, respectfully keep your eyes focused down to show respect and submissiveness.
3. Ask permission to connect.
There’s a chance the animal just doesn’t desire to link up with you at this very moment. So silently, with your mouth on your heart, ask the animal if they’d like to communicate with you. Stay in that heart-centered space of compassion and respect. You’ll be able to just ‘feel’ if the animal is interested or not.
4. Listen to see if they want to speak first.
When pets or even wild animals can feel you’re inviting connection in a positive, non-threatening way, you may find they’ve been waiting patiently for you to be receptive. They just might have something to say to YOU now that they realize you’re truly listening.
5. Ask your question.
As you’re picturing your mouth being right there on your heart, ask the animal your question either silently or out loud.
6. Listen for the answer.
Just like when you were listening to the TV through your heart, it might feel a bit awkward at first trying to ‘hear’ what your pet is saying to you. As with anything, the more you work at this, the easier it’s going to become to quickly get in the receptive zone and receive accurate information.
7. Thank the animal.
R-E-S-P-E-C-T! Let the animal know you appreciate its patience with you as you learn this new ‘language.’ Remember, this new form of connecting is strange at first for your pets, too. They’re not used to you shifting into their wavelength so intentionally, so give them a grace period to get used to it, too.
Shifting from your head into your heart to connect is a very powerful tool, and you’ll quickly see how it can completely change the dynamic between you and your pet in the most positive way.
Another effective method to communicate with the beasties when they’re venturing into the dark side is to shift your consciousness into your heart again, and this time, send them a picture of the behavior you DO desire of them.
For instance, when your dog is barking, what will you probably say? “STOP BARKING,” right?? And what picture is that sending to the pup? Your words, and the emotion behind them, are clearly sending your pet a strong picture of them barking. Instead, think of what the ideal behavioral shift would be – maybe a silent, happy puppy playing with a favorite toy? Send that thought to the dog instead and watch what starts to happen.
Be patient – you’re introducing a whole new way of connecting with your pets. Both you and your animals will be making some profound energetic shifts. But give it a try! Linking up with your pet in such a compassionate and deep way can be a real treat – for both of you.
GOOD human!
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Jonna Rae Bartges created PSI: Practical Spirituality Institute to be the happy medium between the worlds of science and spirit. She’s a Reiki Master attuned by Virginia Samdahl, Emmy-winning TV producer, author, speaker, and approved provider of professional development contact hours for nurses. Every second Saturday at Crystal Visions, she teaches an interactive workshop to help people connect with their natural intuitive ability. Learn more on her website at PSIstudies.com.
Link to previous Blog Post: Enhancing Your Intuition and Spiritual Connection by Julie King
07-13 / Discover Your Akashic Records w/ Holly Hawkins
Date: Saturday, July 13th
Time: 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Cost: Complimentary, Donations Gratefully Received
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED SINCE SEATING IS LIMITED!
REGISTRATION LINK: https://bit.ly/4auPmIY
DISCOVER YOUR AKASHIC RECORDS!
The sublime dimension of the Akashic Records is available to you now as a resource for:
* healing
* release
* alignment
* peace
* clarity
Discover Your Akashic Records is a comprehensive introduction to this sacred dimension where you will learn to tap into your inner wisdom, understand your Self & your Life from your Soul’s perspective, and cultivate your confidence in guiding your life in alignment with your vision.
During this TWO-HOUR WORKSHOP you will:
* Understand what the Akashic Records are…and what they are not
* Discover your unique Soul Guidance Team in your Akashic Records
* Know that you have the ability, right here & now, to tap into this Sacred Resource of YOU!
* Learn to easily access this dimension using the Akashic Records Nouveau™ Invocation
* Experience a GUIDED JOURNEY into your PERSONAL AKASHIC RECORDS
PRE-REQUISITES:
NONE! There are no requirements to attend this introductory workshop, except your
sincere desire to know yourself at your core level, and you’re curious about
experiencing the empowerment that comes from working in your Akashic Records.
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Holly Hawkins is your presenter, and guide, for this introduction to the Akashic Records. Holly is in her 13th year passionately working, on a professional level, in the Akashic Records. She’s taught spiritually striving individuals from all over the globe to access their own Akashic Records, as well as facilitated thousands of 1:1 sessions with clients from all walks of life.
It is everyone’s birthright to access their Akashic Records if it is the right time for them personally. Holly is here to impart her deep understanding, gained from consistent work on both a personal and professional level, to give everyone the confidence to know that they, too, can be successful working in this sacred, spiritual and personally empowering dimension.
It is her JOY to celebrate each and every person as they step into alignment with the deep
Soul Wisdom that is flowing through them.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Holly@HollyHawkins.Love
Enhancing Your Intuition and Spiritual Connection by Julie King
Enhancing Your Intuition and Spiritual Connection
by Julie King
In this modern, seemingly chaotic world, inner balance is paramount to our personal stability. Listening and learning to trust our inner guidance is the key to navigating the swift changes taking place in our lives. When we feel anxious, our ability to totally trust our inner wisdom can become a bit wobbly. For myself, I find I need to refresh my connection to the Divine in joyful and fun ways these days for my intuition and stability.
As a longtime teacher of psychic development, I know everyone is psychic and they connect to the “Other/Great Mystery” or what we may call spirit, god, goddess, etc, in their own unique way. There is no technique or spiritual practice that will work for everyone as we are like tuning forks ready to receive spiritual insights that are tuned to our individual frequencies. So we might need to experiment in order to hone our ways of connecting and find what really works for us.
We live in a primate “vehicle” on this Earth and we can enhance our psychic abilities by incorporating conscious sensory awareness of the body. Our physical senses and subtle senses are equally important and they work in tandem creating a beautiful dance.
For instance, the five physical senses of sight, smell, touch, hear, and taste correlate to the extrasensory perceptions known as the “clairs” used to connect to the spiritual realms.
Clairvoyance is “clear seeing” of divinatory information and manifests as visions of past, present or future, beings, other dimensions, and more. Clairalience, or clairscent means “clear smelling” such as noticing fragrances that are not present in the physical environment.
Clairsentience means “clear feeling” such as experiencing a “gut feeling” about something or someone and also feeling others’ pain and emotions. Clairaudience means “clear hearing” of sounds such as celestial music, other’s thoughts, and interdimensional sounds.
Clairgustance is “clear tasting” which can manifest as tasting nectar while praying or meditating.
Claircognizance means “clear knowing” which is the ability to know something with no prior knowledge and combines all of the senses.
In order to stimulate psychic awareness, try to combine practices and involve your physical senses. For instance: get comfortable, lie down, close your eyes and listen to some instrumental music (fairly loud) and notice do you get any images with the music? How does your body feel? Do you have any emotional responses? Do you think or feel loved ones that you miss whether living or deceased? Do you feel like you are traveling in space? If you want to move your body then move it! Put on a different kind of instrumental music. If you get nothing and think it is a waste of your time that is fine. It is an experiment.
Another exercise is to take time to go lie down and close your eyes on a nice patch of grass under the sun. Notice any sounds that you hear, feel the warmth of the sun on your body and the ground on your back. Let your thoughts drift, float, see if you feel you are traveling. Notice the sounds as you try to hear them close and then farther away. What smells do you notice?
Is there a breeze? Any taste as you focus on the smells? Is it too hot, or itchy and feels stupid?
It does not matter, it is an experiment. Try this same type of exercise at night under the stars and moon and see which you prefer. They will both stimulate your energy centers and support your Auric field.
One more is to get comfortable, sitting or lying down, and in the quiet, try to visualize yourself suspended in a sea of color. Any color. Is it sparkly? Does it feel comfortable or does it make you anxious? Change the colors or visualize being surrounded by space and planets. If nothing happens it is okay. Then get up and put on some music and dance!
The whole idea is to bring more awareness into your sensual body by trying different scenarios. This cross-platform simple type of exercise will stimulate your psychic and physical senses by feeding the subtle body through your physical body. It is a type of refreshment for the Soul and yes it will increase your psychic awareness also.
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Julie King has been a professional psychic, healer and spiritual teacher for over 45 years. She has studied with numerous spiritual teachers around the globe and has been been featured on radio, tv and print media.You can book a reading with her at Crystal Visions or email her at juliekingbiz@gmail.com.
Link to previous Blog Post: A Neo-Druid on Synchronicity by E.B. McDonald
06-20 / Summer Solstice Group Energy Healing w/ Regina Casey Rae
Summer Solstice Group Energy Healing w/ Regina Casey Rae
Thursday, June 20, 2024
400 -5;00 pm
Cost: $30 in advance (by 5pm the day prior to the healing), $35 at the door
Join us to ride the Summer Solstice energies for this in-person Group Energy Healing at Crystal Visions. Regina will energize you deeply, and clear and optimize your Energetic Pathways and Energy Bodies during this auspicious time. She will also clear any conditioning that is creating stagnant energy.
This event will likely fill quickly. Sign up now!
To register, contact Regina at reginacaseyrae@gmail.com
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Regina uses multiple modalities in her practice, though primarily VortexHealing®, a Divine energy healing system in which she is certified at the highest level (Vortexhealing.org). Regina combines her healing skills with kindness, compassion, keen perception, and a depth of knowledge that comes from years of experience. While she enjoys group healing work, Regina also does one-on-one sessions both in person and at a distance. Contact her at reginacaseyrae@gmail.com for more information.
04-27 / Sound Meditation w/ Resonance for Healing
Date: Saturday, April 27th
Time: 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Join Resonance for Healing for a supportive and healing sound meditation. We will create a healing container in which we will balance the energy systems, support the nervous system and drop into a deeply relaxed and nourishing space for healing. Attention will be given to each individual in attendance for a personalized experience.
Instruments such as gongs, Himalayan bowls, crystal bowls, handpan, drums and more will be used.
Bring a yoga mat, blanket or anything you need to feel comfortable during the meditation. Please arrive ten minutes early to allow yourself to settle into your spot.
Space is limited for this event.
Cost is $25 : Registration can be found at resonanceforhealing.com/book-
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As a teacher for the Sound Healing Academy and a Sound Healing practitioner Eric brings extensive experience to working with methods for reducing the effects of stress, regulating the nervous system and supporting the natural healing ability of the body to each session.
10-05 / Reiki I Practitioner Class w/ Jonna Rae Bartges
“The only difference between Christ and us
is that He was born knowing He was divine,
and we go to the grave denying that we are.”
— Virginia Samdahl
First Occidental Reiki Master
Become a Reiki I Practitioner
Saturday, October 5th 1pm – 5pm
Tuition: $145 – Pre-registration required
Reiki means “Universal Life Energy.” Join the growing global Reiki Community,
and first learn how to heal yourself, body, mind emotions and spirit.
Then learn how to grow and focus your natural healing ability to radiate
balance, compassion and love to others, and the entire world.
In Reiki I, you will:
- Learn the history of the form of energy healing known as Reiki.
- Be attuned to Reiki by a Reiki Master Teacher with 46 years in the field.
- Learn and practice the 12 hand positions for Reiki Self-Treatment.
- Learn and practice the 12 hand positions for giving a Reiki Treatment.
- Receive a Reiki workbook.
- Receive your lineage and a Reiki Certificate acknowledging you as a member of the global Reiki Community
Reiki Master Teacher Jonna Rae Bartges was attuned to Reiki Healing in 1978 by Virginia Samdahl, the first occidental Reiki Master. Since that time, Jonna Rae has attuned hundreds of students to Reiki One and Two, and brought 55 to Reiki Mastership. She works extensively with nurses, social workers, and others in the healing arts.
Reserve your space at jonnarae.com; click on the Reiki tab to reserve your space.
06-29 / Sound Meditation w/ Resonance for Healing
Date: Saturday, June 29th
Time: 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Join Resonance for Healing for a supportive and healing sound meditation. We will create a healing container in which we will balance the energy systems, support the nervous system and drop into a deeply relaxed and nourishing space for healing. Attention will be given to each individual in attendance for a personalized experience.
Instruments such as gongs, Himalayan bowls, crystal bowls, handpan, drums and more will be used.
Bring a yoga mat, blanket or anything you need to feel comfortable during the meditation. Please arrive ten minutes early to allow yourself to settle into your spot.
Space is limited for this event.
Cost is $25 : Registration can be found at resonanceforhealing.com/book-
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As a teacher for the Sound Healing Academy and a Sound Healing practitioner Eric brings extensive experience to working with methods for reducing the effects of stress, regulating the nervous system and supporting the natural healing ability of the body to each session.
07-13 / How the Plant Kingdom is Rooting for You w/ Jonna Rae Bartges
Saturday, July 13th
Noon – 1:30 PM
Cost: $25
How the Plant Kingdom is Rooting for You
Establish a heart to heart connection with the consciousness of plants, and have an actual conversation with several different living plants, and some petrified ones with millions of years of wisdom. In this Second Saturday: PSI Works event, you’ll use that new awareness to merge with the healing and restorative energies of plants through aromatherapy, teas, and tinctures. Essential oils themselves will give you information on how they can best help you come into healing balance.
Pre-registration is not required. Participants can enter a drawing for a free intuitive reading valued at $100.
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Every second Saturday at Crystal Visions, Jonna Rae Bartges will shine a light on a different topic selected to raise consciousness, spark curiosity, and increase intuitive ability. Psychic and empathic since childhood, when she was 24 Jonna Rae left her newspaper editor job to go on a spiritual quest to learn if she was psychic, or psychotic. During that two-year period, she was shown, in a deep meditation, how to help others tap into and learn to trust their own intuitive ability. She created PSI: Practical Spirituality Institute, as an international educational resource to share the happy medium between science and spirituality. Jonna Rae is an author, Emmy-winning television producer, and an approved provider of professional development contact hours for nurses. Learn more at PSIstudies.com.
04-26 / CANCELED Connecting with the Angels w/ Vecchi Talarico
Unfortunately this Event has Been Canceled.
Friday April 26th
11:30 – 1:30 PM
Cost: $30 / Cash at Door
Most people believe in angels, but far fewer understand how to have a real relationship with them. Angels are always faithful with their guidance, inspiration, and support.
The content of this class will include a background of the different orders of angels, what their purposes are, and how to work with them to assist you on your life journey. There will also be a guided meditation to connect with your personal guardian angel. Vecchi’s passion to help others through all things angelic include angel oracle card readings and classes where she can help and teach those interested to be aware of the unwavering presence and support angels can have in our lives.
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Vecchi Talarico hails from Fort Wayne Indiana and has been collaborating with the angels for over 20 years. Her relationship with them has been life changing. Vecchi will help you experience the joy, healing, and positive changes having an intimate relationship with the angels can provide.
Vecchi is also an Emotional Release Practitioner assisting clients in clearing negative emotions that keep them from experiencing their highest potential and purpose.
Pre-Registration Appreciated at angelswork444@hotmail.com
04-08 / Solar Eclipse Viewing from the Garden
Join us at Crystal Visions to view the Solar Eclipse from the Garden.
Don’t Forget to bring your solar eclipse glasses!!!
Monday April 8th – 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
*May 18th – 35th Anniversary Gathering in the Garden
Crystal Visions 35th Anniversary Gathering in the Garden
RAIN OR SHINE!!
An Intuitive Arts Fair & Celebration
May 18th, 11am – 5pm
Readings $25 for 20 min (cash)
*Julie King – Intuitive Tarot
*Trish Hurley – Divination
*Allison Frank – Asheville Oracle Tarot
*Cheryl Grace – Psychic, Medium & Soul Contracts
*E. B. McDonald – Tarot & Runes
*Jonna Rae – SpiritTalk: Compassionate Mediumship
*Pardee – Crystal Readings
*Atena – Aura Photography $30 per photo plus $15 optional add on
*Sadhvi Velasquez – Massage, Reiki , Craniosacral $20 for 10 min
*Trey Warner – Reiki & Tuning Forks $60 for 30 min
*Regina Rae – Small Group Energy Healing $10 for 20 minutes
*MoonMagicCrafts
*Adora & The Soul Institute – High Vibe Aromatics
*Zoe Adele Allison Rockingbear
*Donald T. McMahon
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Schedule of Special Events
(schedule subject to change due to weather)
11:00 am – Blessing Circle w/ Trish Hurley & Sadhvi Velasquez
12:00 – 12:45 pm – Chanting & Circle Songs w/ Donald T. McMahon
1:00 – 1:30 pm – Kids Activity w/ Dianne Carol
2:00 – 2:45 pm – Soul Contracts w/ Jonna Rae
3:00 pm – Cake Cutting
3:15 – 3:45 pm – Kids Activity w/ Dianne Carol
4:00 – 4:45 pm – Drumming w/ Zoe Adele Allison – Rockingbear
A Neo-Druid on Synchronicity by E.B. McDonald
A Neo-Druid on Synchronicity
By E.B. (Formerly Meredith) McDonald
You’ve probably heard the term ‘Synchronicity’. If we are of the same age we may have first seen the word on an album cover. You may have read this article because the word keeps popping up and something in you says ‘read that!’ If so, you have experienced the phenomenon of Synchronicity and you are ready to pay attention. Replace the word ‘Synchronicity’ with ‘Omen,’ ‘Sign’ or ‘Coincidence’ and you get the idea. Usually, by the time we identify the thing that keeps popping up we are driven to learn WHY?
Carl Jung, one of the Fathers of Psychology, married the Science of Physics with the science of Psychology by coining the term. He describes Synchronicity as “An Acausal Connecting Principle.” Our ‘western’ world view is vastly driven by causality. There is a logical reason for everything that takes place with no value placed on information received by our psyche. When the randomness of daily life (Physical Reality) enters our perception (Psyche) and sends a message that sparks recognition and meaning, Synchronicity is at play.
So . . . what does this have to do with you? Glad you asked! Nothing – absolutely nothing. Unless . . . you ever find yourself feeling disconnected from the world around you; maddened by the thought that you are missing something; or just plain curious about that crow that shows up every morning and caws three times. Speaking for myself – all of these things have caused me to envelope my life with a symbolic radar that has served me well. If you’d like to build one of your own – read on!
For the purposes of this article I will be using the terms ‘signs’ or ‘omens’ to refer to the images, sounds, words, living things, and objects that represent the ‘physical’ aspects of Synchronicity. Agreed? (If not – feel free to replace those word with ‘doo-hickey’ or ‘wossname’ for Pratchett fans)
We are going to start with the most important step to living a vibrant synchronistic life. Symbols and coincidences are great for fleeting moments of good memories or chuckles. And the phenomenon happens to every living soul. But our purpose here is to weave these signs into a tapestry that answers bigger questions about life and helps us feel supported and even validated in our decisions.
If you are squeezing up your face with an expression of minor dread thinking …. She’s gonna say ‘JOURNAL’, damn it, …. You’re right!!! Tell them what they’ve won, Dr. Jung! That’s right – a pen and paper. (Preferably a bunch of papers all bound up together so that you can easily refer back to your notes. They have a Killer selection at CRYSTAL VISIONS) I use spiral bound weekly Calendars like ‘Llewellyn’s Astrological Calendar’ so that the pen can hook into the spiral and the space to write isn’t intimidating. That’s where I write the random happenings of my day that might just develop into signs and omens.
If you hate writing with a pen and paper – type it up in word or excel. Excel offers great tools for being able to use your journal as a reference book. I’ve just never managed the discipline to keep this up. But, if you live on a laptop or tablet – go for it! You may also be more interested in a photo journal. iPhone recently added an App called ‘Journal’ that will actually suggest things happening on your calendar or photos you took as journal topics (Yeah, I know it feels creepy. But just think of it as an extension of the Universe sending you signs).
The purpose of writing things down may seem obvious, but let me explain. The act of writing or taking a photo makes what is just another momentary experience into something solid. It is, now, something YOU created. It may be like a sandwich – consumed and forgotten. Or it may be something a year from now that changes your view of yourself and the world around you (And . . . I do not exaggerate. I have made startling connections from a few words written with a DATE included).
So, what constitutes a ‘sign’? Literally anything. A song that keeps popping up; a bunny crossing the road; a billboard with a tiger on it; a word; something in a dream; something in a reading (those count double) – literally anything that makes you notice. Write it down with a date and time, if possible. Go an extra step and look it up – and write it down. (I love Ted Andrews’ ANIMAL SPEAK for this, but there are thousands of books of symbols and omenry) Tarot and Omen decks are great for this too. The more you explore the meaning of symbols, the better your messages to your future self will become.
Again, Synchronicity is a vast and constantly occurring phenomenon. Hopefully, this article has introduced the concept and triggered an interest that will lead you to a next step. I highly recommend Pam Grout’s E-Squared books. They are full of exercises to connect psychology to physics or, if you prefer, your mind to the universe.
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EB McDonald started Weekday Spirit (@weekdayspirit) to share ideas and practices that will infuse our mundane moments with bright sparks of spirituality. She’s been a Druid Priest, a financial planner, an event seller, an accountant, a performer and has seen daily magical moments in every profession. She reads tarot and runes at Crystal Visions – call for appointment times or email her at magic@weekdayspirit.com
Link to previous Blog Post: Tarot Mysteries Hidden in Plain Sight by Allison Frank
05-11 / Starseed Activation Event with Tools to Navigate From 3D to 5D w/ Mark & Tara Shryock
Saturday May 11th
3:00 – 5:00 pm
Tickets via Event-bright: $24.74
Join us for an immersive experience at the Starseed Activation Event! Discover powerful tools to help you transition from the 3D world to the higher frequencies of the 5D realm. This in-person event will be held at the enchanting Crystal Visions. Connect with like-minded individuals and embark on a journey of self-discovery and transformation. Are you ready to elevate your consciousness and embrace your true cosmic potential? Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity!
The purpose of this event is to raise all participants’ vibrational field. Because of the vibrational energy of this event, we ask you to use caution and perhaps spend some time grounding and clearing the energy before driving afterward. We ask if possible that for a few days to be quiet and still as much as possible to allow the energies to integrate into you. We will discuss this moment in time now occurring and its relationship to Atlantis. We will also cover what the Ascension means and the difference between working with 3D old Earth energy and 5D new Earth energy that the planet Earth has now moved into. In addition, we will discuss starseed energy as well as the Galactic forces of love and light that are now working directly with us. We will cover Ascension symptoms and how to best integrate the tremendous. energies presently coming in and how they may be physically affecting you.
The event will be hosted by Mark A. Shryock and his daughter Tara. Tara is a starseed from the Pleiadian star system, next to the Orion belt. Tara will be drawing a special drawing given to her by the Pleiadians as well as a message for all of us at the event. Tara will also describe some things about her Pleiadian home and answer questions from the guests towards the end. Mark is not Pleiadian but works with them very closely, and in the times of their ascension walked many lifetimes with them. He is what some term a blue ray, a multi-dimensional soul, capable of channeling and transmuting energy, and is presently here to work with Starseeds as they remember and align to their mission during this time of Ascension.
Tickets must be purchased in advance at Eventbrite. Tickets are 20.00 and with Tx 24.74 checkout. Tickets are available up to 10 min before event if tickets remain.
12-21 / Yule Celebration
Yule Celebration
Saturday, December 21st
11:00 am – 12:15 pm
⬧Come celebrate Yule with local author and Brigid priestess, Lisa Wagoner.
Yule marks the Winter Solstice on the Wheel of the Year.
A meditation, discussion of Yule/Winter Solstice, a brief ritual, and a Yule activity will be offered & more!
Love offerings gratefully accepted.⬧
This will be an ongoing Sabbats Series.
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Lisa Wagoner is a writer, author of Positive Pagan: Staying Upbeat in an Offbeat World, a healing guide, teacher, and coach. She lives in Asheville (NC), and is a devoted follower of the goddess Brigid. She offers private readings, coaching, healing sessions and workshops, and can usually be found outside tending to her home wildlife sanctuary. Her latest offering is her Substack, “Opener of Stuck Spaces”. She is passionate about herbalism, worldwide community and healing.
10-26 / Samhain Celebration
Samhain Celebration
Saturday, October 26th
11:00 am – 12:15 pm
⬧Come celebrate Samhain with local author and Brigid priestess, Lisa Wagoner.
Samhain marks the end of summer/end of harvest/Celtic New Year on the Wheel of the Year.
A meditation, discussion of Samhain, a brief ritual, and a Samhain activity will be offered & more!
Love offerings gratefully accepted.⬧
This will be an ongoing Sabbats Series.
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Lisa Wagoner is a writer, author of Positive Pagan: Staying Upbeat in an Offbeat World, a healing guide, teacher, and coach. She lives in Asheville (NC), and is a devoted follower of the goddess Brigid. She offers private readings, coaching, healing sessions and workshops, and can usually be found outside tending to her home wildlife sanctuary. Her latest offering is her Substack, “Opener of Stuck Spaces”. She is passionate about herbalism, worldwide community and healing.
06-22 / Litha Celebration
Litha Celebration
Saturday, June 22nd
11:00 am – 12:15 pm
⬧Come celebrate Litha with local author and Brigid priestess, Lisa Wagoner.
Litha marks the Summer Solstice on the Wheel of the Year.
A meditation, discussion of Litha/Summer Solstice, a brief ritual, and a Litha activity will be offered & more!
Love offerings gratefully accepted.⬧
This will be an ongoing Sabbats Series.
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Lisa Wagoner is a writer, author of Positive Pagan: Staying Upbeat in an Offbeat World, a healing guide, teacher, and coach. She lives in Asheville (NC), and is a devoted follower of the goddess Brigid. She offers private readings, coaching, healing sessions and workshops, and can usually be found outside tending to her home wildlife sanctuary. Her latest offering is her Substack, “Opener of Stuck Spaces”. She is passionate about herbalism, worldwide community and healing.
05-04 / Beltane Celebration
Beltane Celebration
Saturday, May 4th
11:00 am – 12:15 pm
⬧Come celebrate Beltane with local author and Brigid priestess, Lisa Wagoner.
Beltane celebrates fire, fertility and union on the Wheel of the Year.
A meditation, discussion of Beltane, a brief ritual, and a Beltane activity will be offered & more!
Love offerings gratefully accepted.⬧
This will be an ongoing Sabbats Series.
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Lisa Wagoner is a writer, author of Positive Pagan: Staying Upbeat in an Offbeat World, a healing guide, teacher, and coach. She lives in Asheville (NC), and is a devoted follower of the goddess Brigid. She offers private readings, coaching, healing sessions and workshops, and can usually be found outside tending to her home wildlife sanctuary. Her latest offering is her Substack, “Opener of Stuck Spaces”. She is passionate about herbalism, worldwide community and healing.
06-15 / Sound Bath w/ Trey
Join us for a Sound Bath 
Saturday, June 15th
Time: 4 pm to 5 pm
Cost: $30 cash
Space is limited to 10 attendees. Please register with Trey thenextlevelhealing@gmail.com
or 904/386-1812
About Trey
Trey is a spiritual messenger who is ordained and a reiki master. A new astrologer, and sound healer, Trey is passionate about helping those around him heal.
06-08 /Animal Communication, Spirits, and Guides w/ Jonna Rae Bartges
Saturday,June 8th
Noon – 1:30 PM
Cost: $20
Animal Communication, Spirits, and Guides
The unique bond we share with animals is many-faceted — and eternal. They’re already talking with us — WE just have to listen effectively. Learn how to tap into information your pets might be holding until you’re ready to access it, and how to more clearly communicate with both domesticated and wild animals. In this Second Saturday: PSI Works event, you’ll also connect with pets in spirit, and see what information they have to share with you. You’ll get techniques to discover your Spirit Animal, and learn how to tap into the energy of your animal guides for their wisdom and healing power.
Pre-registration is not required. Participants can enter a drawing for a free intuitive reading valued at $100.
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Every second Saturday at Crystal Visions, Jonna Rae Bartges will shine a light on a different topic selected to raise consciousness, spark curiosity, and increase intuitive ability. Psychic and empathic since childhood, when she was 24 Jonna Rae left her newspaper editor job to go on a spiritual quest to learn if she was psychic, or psychotic. During that two-year period, she was shown, in a deep meditation, how to help others tap into and learn to trust their own intuitive ability. She created PSI: Practical Spirituality Institute, as an international educational resource to share the happy medium between science and spirituality. Jonna Rae is an author, Emmy-winning television producer, and an approved provider of professional development contact hours for nurses. Learn more at PSIstudies.com.
04 -05 / An Afternoon of Healing w/ Robert Luka
Friday, April, 5th
2:00 – 5:00 pm
Cost: $25
Come join us for an afternoon of healing to release thoughts, emotions and energy patterns that no longer serve and bring into balance emotional and spiritual energies of renewal.
This is about you.
Many of our own self-needs are often overlooked or outright neglected. They can get lost in our jobs, our family’s needs and the attention we give to today’s fear-based messaging. Distractions from ourselves are all around us… and if we’re not careful, we can lose awareness of our gratitude for our own life and…
Our connection to ourselves.
Often called Divine Selfishness- Our ability to care for our own needs and how we treat ourselves by ourselves.Come join us to take the time to come together to care for yourself through meditation, entering self-directed altered states of consciousness with an experienced guide, reflection, group process and above all…resetting our priorities for self-love in a protected, private environment of self-healing.
Call 828-280-2623 to register – at the door $25/person
Bring a Journal
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A word about the presenter-
Robert Luka has been a practicing hypnotherapist since 1989 and a Registered Nurse of 45 years. Professionally trained in Past Life work through the Brian Weiss Center For Life Studies in Boca Raton Florida since 1991. Since that time, he has facilitated groups in the art of self-healing. He adapted his skills to work with frightened children in a medical and emergency room setting which birthed the authoring of the book “Fearless Medicine,” a request made by his peers. He has shared his mediative self-help healing skills throughout the country. Living in Poona, India in 1981 deepened and forever changed his expression of compassion in the lives of those he has worked with.
Tarot Mysteries Hidden in Plain Sight by Allison Frank
TAROT MYSTERIES HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT
by Allison Frank
Asheville Oracle
When I got my first tarot deck over 50 years ago, my only focus was to learn the meanings of each card as quickly as possible so I could perform an accurate reading. Although the images on my Rider Waite deck were jam-packed with magical symbolism of elements, fantasy creatures, medieval knights, foreign letters, colors and lush flowers – not to mention numerology – it didn’t occur to me to delve much deeper into the profundity of the designs until much later in my spiritual journey. Not focusing on the myriad nuances of the hundreds of symbols didn’t seem to hinder the quality of a spread’s outcome. The cards always told the truth.
As my skills developed, however, I was challenged to honor the entirety of the artistic representations – such as mountains in the background, lightning bolts shooting from the sky, the crimson importance of a rose – into how I would explain the cards’ meanings to my friends and clients. The incredibly brilliant creators of the Tarot system did not arbitrarily insert ANY image unintentionally. Every aspect of every card contains a deep, iconic meaning that I’ve continued to study my entire life.
However, the one image that completely baffles me, that no amount of study or reading of academic articles has ever satisfied my insatiable curiosity, is this: why there are Hebrew letters strewn throughout the entire system? Unless, of course, the originators of this complex divination process were Kabbalistic scholars.
The main argument I’ve encountered for the ancient alphabet’s inclusion into the tarot’s intentional, yet mysterious creation is the very obvious fact that there are 22 Higher Arcana cards and, that the Hebrew alphabet also contains 22 letters. This couldn’t possibly be a coincidence, could it? And no, as a practicing psychic, I certainly don’t cotton to “coincidence,” especially one of this magnitude.
But here’s the rub. The Kabbalah is the mystical aspect of Judaism and was not available in the public domain until about 50 years ago. This highly prized, much protected Kabbalstic information was reserved ONLY to rabbis over the age of 40, NEVER to women and ONLY to those whose entire life’s work was to study the Torah.
How do I know that?
Several years ago, I studied with a Kabbalistic scholar and author – Gabriella Samuels – who wrote of the book Kabbalah Handbook: A Concise Encyclopedia of Terms and Concepts in Jewish Mysticism. Being able to take a class on this previously unavailable body of Jewish law was exciting because the much-hidden knowledge of the ancient practitioners was finally accessible for public consumption. But then it led me to this ultimate conundrum as to why the Hebrew letters are scattered throughout Tarot decks.
Because no one can pinpoint the exact origins of Tarot’s inception, its beginnings are shrouded in secrets. Some historians state the deck surfaced in France (Tarot de Marseilles) in the 1500s. Some claim the Egyptians came up with this form of divination. Others (my favorite) believe the Knights of Templar discovered the tarot on their quest into the Middle East while trying to spread Christianity throughout the world. But truly? No one really knows.
Nevertheless, the historical timing blatantly begs the question: Who inserted these symbols into the structure of the cards?
Although the answer to this question might never surface, I find it fascinating to ponder yet another lovely aspect of the Tarot. I’m certain my fellow practitioners might beg to differ with my reasoning, and I welcome any and all discussion about our favorite form of fortune telling because the Tarot is a never-ending journey into the spiritual realm.
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Allison Frank (Asheville Oracle) has dedicated her life to reading Tarot cards to help people solve problems by accessing the higher dimensions. She’s been a reader at Crystal Visions for the past 8 years and you can book an appointment with her through the store. You can Contact Allison at ashevilleoracle.weebly.com or at Asheville Oracle Tarot on Facebook.
Link to previous Blog Post: Trust Your Intuition by Cheryl Grace
05-25 / Sound Bath w/ Trey
Join us for a Sound Bath
Saturday, May 25th
Time: 4 pm to 5 pm
Cost: $30 cash
Space is limited to 10 attendees. Please register with Trey thenextlevelhealing@gmail.com
or 904/386-1812
About Trey
Trey is a spiritual messenger who is ordained and a reiki master. A new astrologer, and sound healer, Trey is passionate about helping those around him heal.
03-23 / Connecting with the Body’s Wisdom w/ Nonnye
Saturday- March, 23rd
11:15 am – 12:30 pm
Cost: $25
Connecting with the Body’s Wisdom
This is the first in the Connect series. Each class can be taking independent of the others or you can take the whole series.
In this first class we will connect to the Body as best friend and loving teacher using the Breath and Walking the Sacred Symbols as our tools. We will be spending some of the class walking the Symbols so comfortable shoes are recommended.
I accept payment via check, cash or Google pay. I do accept payment day of and will be available at 11 on the 23rd.
Please E mail: nonnye@protonmail.com: to ask questions, claim you seat and set up payment.
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Nonnye is a Body Work Specialist now working on her PH.D in Metaphysical Sciences.
Contact: nonnye@protonmail.com
Text: 828 702 4439.
05-11 / Dream a Little Dream of Chi w/ Jonna Rae Bartges
Saturday, May 11th
Noon – 1:30 PM
Cost: $20
Dream a Little Dream of Chi
You spend roughly a third of your life in dreamtime “Night School.” How much of the information you’re receiving are you retaining, and putting to practical, positive use in your waking hours? In this Second Saturday: PSI Works class, you’ll learn tips on how to remember, interpret and even program your dreams. Which ones are bringing up wisdom from your past, or even past lives? Which ones are trying to give you clarity on issues you’re currently dealing with, or alerting you to things happening in your body? Which might be a glimpse of the future? Find out, and then sleep on it. You will enrich every aspect of your life and make it just – dreamy.
Pre-registration is not required. Participants can enter a drawing for a free intuitive reading valued at $100.
Every second Saturday at Crystal Visions, Jonna Rae Bartges will shine a light on a different topic selected to raise consciousness, spark curiosity, and increase intuitive ability. Psychic and empathic since childhood, when she was 24 Jonna Rae left her newspaper editor job to go on a spiritual quest to learn if she was psychic, or psychotic. During that two-year period, she was shown, in a deep meditation, how to help others tap into and learn to trust their own intuitive ability. She created PSI: Practical Spirituality Institute, as an international educational resource to share the happy medium between science and spirituality. Jonna Rae is an author, Emmy-winning television producer, and an approved provider of professional development contact hours for nurses. Learn more at PSIstudies.com.
